Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

A hidden heart is a homeless heart.

The people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.

Mass Readings from March 14, 2021:

2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23

Psalms 137:6

Ephesians 2:4-10

John 3:14-21

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

A hidden heart is a homeless heart.

The people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.

Mass Readings from March 14, 2021:

2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23

Psalms 137:6

Ephesians 2:4-10

John 3:14-21

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]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111520 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5407106248245922683 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track. 25:22 no <p>Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>What have you done with what you've been given?</p> <p>No one ever sets out to lose. But losing is entirely possible: in business, relationships, and in the spiritual life. It is possible to lose one’s soul. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from November 15, 2020:</dt> <dt> Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31</dt> <dt> Psalms 128:1-5</dt> <dt>1 Thessalonians 5:1-6</dt> <p>Matthew 25:14-30</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-checkpoints.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What have you done with what you've been given?

No one ever sets out to lose. But losing is entirely possible: in business, relationships, and in the spiritual life. It is possible to lose one’s soul. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track.

Mass Readings from November 15, 2020:

Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31

Psalms 128:1-5

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6

Matthew 25:14-30

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Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What have you done with what you've been given?

No one ever sets out to lose. But losing is entirely possible: in business, relationships, and in the spiritual life. It is possible to lose one’s soul. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track.

Mass Readings from November 15, 2020:

Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31

Psalms 128:1-5

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6

Matthew 25:14-30

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]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10420 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5856600923472291576 Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities. 25:20 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>God has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities. </p> <p>Many people are overwhelmed by anxiety. Anxiety over all the things that need to get done and over all that they have been through. But God calls us to have no anxiety at all. And to surrender our past, present, and future to His dominion..</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from October 4, 2020:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 5:1-7</dt> <dt> Psalms 80:9,12,13-16,19-20</dt> <dt>Philippians 4:6-9</dt> <p>Matthew 21:33-43</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

God has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities.

Many people are overwhelmed by anxiety. Anxiety over all the things that need to get done and over all that they have been through. But God calls us to have no anxiety at all. And to surrender our past, present, and future to His dominion..

Mass Readings from October 4, 2020:

Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalms 80:9,12,13-16,19-20

Philippians 4:6-9

Matthew 21:33-43

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God has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities.

Many people are overwhelmed by anxiety. Anxiety over all the things that need to get done and over all that they have been through. But God calls us to have no anxiety at all. And to surrender our past, present, and future to His dominion..

Mass Readings from October 4, 2020:

Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalms 80:9,12,13-16,19-20

Philippians 4:6-9

Matthew 21:33-43

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101319 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1636733977062228728 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You just have to start. The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important. 19:12 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>You just have to start.</p> <p>The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from October 13, 2019:</dt> <dt> 2 Kings 5:14-17</dt> <dt> Psalms 98:1-4</dt> <dt>2 Timothy 2:8-13</dt> <p>Luke 17:11-19</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-hardest-step-the-first-step.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

You just have to start.

The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important.

Mass Readings from October 13, 2019:

2 Kings 5:14-17

Psalms 98:1-4

2 Timothy 2:8-13

Luke 17:11-19

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Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

You just have to start.

The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important.

Mass Readings from October 13, 2019:

2 Kings 5:14-17

Psalms 98:1-4

2 Timothy 2:8-13

Luke 17:11-19

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Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

There are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals.

There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our relationship with Jesus. If we say “all”, that carries with it some consequences. Namely, all of our heart must belong to the other.

Mass Readings from October 7, 2018:

Genesis 2:18-24

Psalms 128:1-6

Hebrews 2:9-11

Mark 10:2-16

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Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

There are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals.

There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our relationship with Jesus. If we say “all”, that carries with it some consequences. Namely, all of our heart must belong to the other.

Mass Readings from October 7, 2018:

Genesis 2:18-24

Psalms 128:1-6

Hebrews 2:9-11

Mark 10:2-16

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